Apr 23, 2021 - Energy & Environment
The Biden climate doctrine emerges at summit
Axios
Ben Geman, Andrew Freedman
President Biden's climate summit is highlighting a White House approach that blends diplomacy, executive power, salesmanship and a few threats too.
Here are a few pillars of the emerging Biden doctrine.
1. Convincing the world that executive power can work. The White House is pulling out all the stops to sell the idea that every inch of the executive branch can be marshaled in ways big and small.
The summit lineup features officials from across the government. The message is that strong progress is possible without Congress — a branch Biden didn't even mention in his summit-opening remarks.
Or take the international finance plan unveiled yesterday. Yes, it calls for more money (hello Congress), but then pivots to how the U.S. development finance agencies can reorient their own work around climate.
https://www.axios.com/biden-doctrine-white-house-climate-summit-ccc97a10-2f1f-4e1d-af3a-a9deb37a970a.html
